Caring for persons with dementia

Living with persons with dementia is very different from living with normal older persons, because dementia impacts behavior and the person needs a lot of support to do various activities of daily living and this required support keeps increasing over time.

Dementia caregivers need to understand and prepare for the caregiving role. They have to adjust the home to make it suitable for the person. Several caregiving skills are needed. Caregivers have to learn how to talk with persons with dementia, how to help them do tasks, and how to cope with worrying behavior. They have to support the person through all the stages of dementia, right till the last stage when persons become fully dependent. Family members have to plan the care and share the work and costs. And since caregiving is very stressful, caregivers have to also be careful of their own emotions and self-care. Others around them have to help them.

This section discusses topics related to dementia care. All material is written from a caregiver perspective. While the discussions will be useful to all caregivers, the setting assumed here is India.

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About dementia, its symptoms and medicines. Stages of dementia, How dementia affects behavior. Plan the caregiving. Learn how to talk to persons with dementia,how to help them, and to handle their changed behavior. Reduce caregiving stress. Get help and support for home care: facilities in India, online resources, downloads. Read interviews where caregivers describe their experiences, problems, solutions. See the menu bar above for our pages, or see our sitemap, or FAQ.